Overview
- All available CHP officers begin heightened patrols from 6 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Thursday to deter impaired and dangerous driving.
- Local police and sheriffs are running high-visibility operations and DUI checkpoints in parallel, including announced efforts across Riverside and San Diego counties.
- With a significant storm forecast, drivers are urged to slow down, increase following distance, and watch for standing water, rockslides, mud and icy pavement.
- CHP cites 2024 results to underscore the risk, reporting just over 300 DUI arrests, 2,251 speeding citations including 132 over 100 mph, and 17 traffic deaths during last year’s Christmas period.
- The speeding crackdown includes the FAST pilot that deploys 100 low‑profile, specially marked patrol vehicles, and another Holiday Enforcement Period is planned for New Year’s Eve.